Bills by

Dean G. Skelos

Senator

189 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →skelos@nysenate.gov

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

189 bills. Ordered by the date of each bill’s latest official action: referral, amendment, floor vote, passage or signature.

Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score

J3133Senate· Moved Jan 31, 2012· Adopted
Commending Rabbi Dr. Gilbert Klaperman, Esq., recipient of a special HAFTR Lifetime Achievement Award at HAFTR's 34th Annual Dinner on February 25, 2012
Dean G. SkelosAdopted
Adopted
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S1999Senate· Moved Jan 31, 2012· Referred to judiciary
Authorizes introduction of evidence in criminal trial or juvenile delinquency case of subsequent identification of defendant based on a photograph or video image
Relates to rules of evidence for identification by means of previous recognition; provides that in any criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding in which the defendant's or respondent's commission…
Dean G. SkelosJudiciary Committee

S6126Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2012· Substituted by a8900

Relates to the purchase of prescription drugs

Enacts chapter amendment to Chapter 598 of 2011 relating to the purchase of prescription drugs through a network participating non-mail order retail pharmacy.

Dean G. SkelosOn the Senate floor

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S5917Senate· Moved Jan 9, 2012· Substituted by a8668a

Relates to enacting the Iran divestment act of 2012

Enacts the Iran divestment act of 2012 to prevent public investment in companies operating in Iran's energy sector with investments that have the result of directly or indirectly supporting the…

Dean G. SkelosOn the Senate floor

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S5758Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Relates to school district and local government tax levies and exemptions, and to the imposition of a sales and compensating use tax; mandate relief; repealer

Establishes limits upon school district and local government tax levies and provides for voter approval of such limits (Part A); provides for mandate relief (Parts B-D); authorizes tax increment…

Dean G. SkelosLocal Government Committee

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S5709Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Extends provisions of rent control law

Extends the expiration of rent control until June 17, 2011.

Dean G. SkelosHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S4006Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Establishes the New York state independent budget office, enacts a balanced budget requirement and relates to budget reform and enacting performance budgets

Creates the New York state independent budget office to provide objective, non-partisan and timely analyses of state revenue, expenditures and management practices to members of the legislature for…

Dean G. SkelosFinance Committee

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S2706Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Establishes limitations upon school district and local government tax levies; repealer

Establishes limitations upon school district and local government tax levies and provides for voter approval of such limitations.

Dean G. SkelosFinance Committee

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S2006Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the class B misdemeanor of failure to report sexual assault of a child

Establishes the class B misdemeanor of failure to report sexual assault of a child, when being 18 years old or older, a person witnesses the commission of sexual assault of a child under 16 years of…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S2002Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Includes the conviction of any offense for which fingerprints are required to be taken upon arrest within the designated offenses requiring a DNA sample

Includes the conviction of any offense for which fingerprints are required to be taken upon arrest within the designated offenses requiring the submission of a DNA sample to the DNA indentification…

Dean G. SkelosFinance Committee

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S2001Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Extends statute of limitation for commencing criminal case when DNA evidence is recovered at a crime scene but the evidence does not match anyone in the DNA index

Provides for extending the statue of limitations for the commencement of a criminal action when DNA evidence is recovered at the crime scene and such DNA evidence does not match any person in the…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S2003Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Provides for the collection of DNA samples from all persons convicted of a crime and establishes the office of wrongful evidence review; repealer

Provides for the collection of DNA samples from all persons convicted of a crime; establishes the office of wrongful evidence review within the division of criminal justice services; provides for…

Dean G. SkelosFinance Committee

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S2000Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Limits plea bargaining for felony sex offense charges

Provides that when a person is charged with certain designated sexual offenses, any plea bargain shall contain a plea of guilty to at least one of such offenses, unless the district attorney…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S1540Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the offense of unlawfully residing or entering upon school grounds

Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawfully residing or entering upon school grounds for the entry upon school grounds, of any sex offender required to register and verify pursuant to the sex…

Dean G. SkelosCodes Committee

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S4655Senate· Vetoed Jan 2, 2012· Vetoed memo.85

Provides that firefighters who die in the line of duty have their names inscribed on the New York state fallen firefighter memorial

Provides that volunteer firefighters who die or have died in the line of duty, as determined by an authoritative agency, have their names inscribed on the New York state fallen firefighter memorial.

Dean G. SkelosVetoed

Vetoed

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S5679Senate· Signed Aug 15, 2011· Signed chap.399

Enacts the public integrity reform act of 2011

Relates to commission on public integrity; powers of the attorney-general; joint commission on public ethics; relates to the transfer of powers and duties to the joint commission on public ethics…

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S4941Senate· Signed Aug 3, 2011· Signed chap.351

Authorizes the assessor of Nassau county to accept an application for real property tax exemption from Yeshiva & Mesivta of Greater NY at South Shore

Authorizes the assessor of Nassau county to accept an application for real property tax exemption from Yeshiva & Mesivta of Greater NY at South Shore.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S4264Senate· Signed Aug 3, 2011· Signed chap.340

Authorizes Madraigos, Inc. to apply for real property tax exemptions on certain parcels in the county of Nassau

Authorizes Madraigos, Inc. to apply for real property tax exemptions on certain parcels in the county of Nassau.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S5855Senate· Signed Aug 1, 2011· Signed chap.260

Establishes the NY-SUNY 2020 challenge grant program; appropriation

Establishes the NY-SUNY 2020 challenge grant program.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S5856Senate· Signed Jun 24, 2011· Signed chap.97

Enacts major components of legislation relating to real property tax levies, rent regulation, exemption from local taxation and mandate relief.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S5799Senate· Moved Jun 21, 2011· Substituted by a7779

Requires insurance coverage for prescription fertility drugs purchased at non-mail order pharmacies to be the same as for prescription fertility drugs purchased at mail order pharmacies

Requires insurance coverage for prescription fertility drugs purchased at non-mail order pharmacies to be the same as for prescription fertility drugs purchased at mail order pharmacies.

Dean G. SkelosOn the Senate floor

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S5831Senate· Signed Jun 20, 2011· Signed chap.79

Extends the provisions of rent control laws

Extends the provisions of rent control laws.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S5807Senate· Signed Jun 17, 2011· Signed chap.78

Extends the provisions of rent control laws

Extends the provisions of rent control laws.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S2131Senate· Signed Jun 8, 2011· Signed chap.48

Authorizes Bay Park fire district to refund and pay a portion of the existing funds in its capital reserve account to the taxpayers of the district

Authorizes Bay Park fire district to refund and pay a portion of the existing funds in its capital reserve account to the taxpayers of the district.

Dean G. SkelosSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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OutcomeSigned into law